Beagles Book

	Foreword	4
	In general	6
	The history of the Beagle	6
	The Beagle and hunting	7
	Breed standard	8
	The Kennel Club breed standard for the Beagle	8
	Buying your Beagle	12
	Pros and cons of the Beagle	12
	The Beagle as a house-pet	13
	Male or female?	14
	Puppy or adult?	15
	Two dogs?	16
	A dog and children	17
	Where to buy	18
	Things to watch out for	19
	Traveling with your Beagle	20
	That very first trip	20
	Taking your Beagle on vacation	21
	Moving	23
	Nutrition and feeding your Beagle	24
	Ready-made foods	24
	Canned and dry foods	25
	Dog chew products	25
	The butcher's left-overs	25
	Fresh meat	26
	Rawhide chews	26
	Munchy sticks	26
	Overweight?	26
	Caring for your Beagle	30
	The coat	30
	Teeth	31
	Nails	31
	Eyes	33
	Ears	33
	Raising your Beagle	34
	Exercise	35
	(Dis)obedience	35
	House-training	36
	First exercises	37
	Courses	38
	Play and toys	38
	Aggressiveness	39
	Fear	39
	Rewarding	40
	Barking	41
	Undesirable behavior	42
	Reproduction	44
	Breeding recommendations	44
	The female in season	44
	Pseudopregnancy	45
	Preparing to breed	45
	Pregnancy	45
	The birth	46
	Suckling	47
	Spaying and castration	47
	Spots and shows	50
	Competitive events	50
	Parasites	54
	Fleas	54
	Ticks	54
	Intestinal worms	55
	Heartworm	55
	Your Beagle's health	58
	Hypothyroidism	58
	Heart diseases	58
	Demodectic mange	58
	Distichiasis	59
	Ectopic cilia	59
	Glaucoma	59
	PRA	59
	Intervetetoral disc disease	59
	Patella luxation	60
	Preventative medicine	60
	Beagle facts on the web	62
	Profile on the Beagle	64